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Workforce development through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). Provides job training and job-seeking assistance to economically disadvantaged persons, dislocated workers, and youth.

Offers comprehensive workforce services that include, but are not limited to:

• Job seeker services (resume, job search, and labor market information assistance)
• Overcoming barriers to employment
• Health and mental health services
• Adult education
• Youth, senior, and Veteran services
• Child care assistance
• Job training and internships

Administers several Federal work programs to McHenry County employers and residents. This includes assisting out-of-school young adults, adults, and laid off workers with employment and training needs, and assisting employers with labor market information and workforce development needs.

Job search, career information, resource room, and seminars are available to all. Training grants are available for out-of-school young adults, low income residents, or dislocated workers.

Provides support to teens an young adults through high school graduation through post secondary training or education. 

Provides a location for individuals to get assistance with employment services. Services include the use of computers to work on resumes, fill out job applications, and search for employment. Can also assist with mock interviews, resume and portfolio paper, and printing. 

Provides job search and placement assistance to individuals with low-income or skill deficiencies.

Services include:

-- Interviewing and resume writing assistance

-- Access to computers, WiFi, and database to research employers

-- Financial assistance for obtaining new skills or certifications

-- Career counseling

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

Provides support to teens an young adults through high school graduation through post secondary training or education. 

Offers services to help job seekers find and keep employment, services include: career coaching, job search assistance, education assistance, and referrals to community resources.

Offers a wide range of career services, which include

• Employment and career counseling.
• Career resources, including videos, reference materials, and software programs.
• Assessment tools for deciding education/career path.
• Job leads and postings.
• Assistance with resume and cover letter development/critiquing.
• Connections for job shadows and informational interviews.
• Interview preparation.

Provides people with the tools they need to find a job within the community. Represents people with a wide-range of abilities, education, and experience and assists them in community integrated work settings. Can help with:

- Situational assessment to determine capabilities.

- Vocational interest testing.

- Assistance with resume creation.

- Assistance with completion of job applications.

- Assistance with interview preparation.

- Participation in weekly job training sessions in group setting.

- Follow-up with the employee and employer.

- Job coaching services if necessary.

Employment services including job matching and referral, job search and job placement assistance, career guidance and assessment, employer services, labor market information, apprenticeships, veteran services, resume design, interview skills development, and a variety of other programs and services.

Computers with internet available.

Many services also apply to out-of-school individuals ages 14-24 with employment barriers, including:

-- Paid work experience, summer employment, and on-the-job training opportunities

-- Tuition assistance

-- On site tutoring

-- Support services to assist with application fees, enrollment fees, work attire, school or work supplies, etc.

Provides job search and placement assistance to individuals with low-income or skill deficiencies.

Services include:

-- Interviewing and resume writing assistance

-- Access to computers, WiFi, and database to research employers

-- Financial assistance for obtaining new skills or certifications

-- Career counseling

Provides job search and placement assistance to individuals with low-income or skill deficiencies.

Services include:

-- Interviewing and resume writing assistance

-- Access to computers, WiFi, and database to research employers

-- Financial assistance for obtaining new skills or certifications

-- Career counseling

Provides comprehensive supported employment services which provides 1st day employment, job coaching and personalized support. Program length is 90-180 days and includes life skills and job skills assessment and training, a personalized schedule of support groups and classes, personalized goals surrounding housing, recovery, health, and education, and an assigned job coach.

Offers employment services, including access to computers/internet for employment purposes. Assistance provided to individuals with job search, filing unemployment insurance, resumes, and cover letters. Access to partner agencies in the American Job Center include One Stop Employment Solutions/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) job training, Experience Works, Department of Labor Office, Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation, Goodwill/YWCA Job Outfitters, and Adult Basic Education.

One Stop Employment Solutions offers job training for adult and those unemployed due to layoffs or business closing and displaced homemakers through assistance with post-secondary education, on-the-job training, work experience, and career guidance.

Nebraska Department of Labor offers employment and training services for workers, job seekers, and businesses in the building, with many services also offered through self-service electronic access. Services to job seekers include, but are not limited to: assessment of skill levels; career guidance; job search assistance; workshops; job referral and placement assistance; and reemployment services offered through the NEres program. Services offered to employers include, but are not limited to: referral of job seekers to job openings; matching job requirements with job seeker experience; assistance with special recruitment needs; analyzing hard-to-fill job orders; assistance with job restructuring; and industry counseling and guidance.

Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation assists people with disabilities in preparing for, finding, and keeping jobs. Helps businesses recruit, train, and retrain employees with disabilities. Through this "dual client" approach, the agency assists individuals with injuries, illness, or impairments achieve competitive employment and increased independence, and assists business owners and employers through full services business consultation on a variety of business an disability-related areas. Every other Thursday 8:30 am-11:30 am.

Experience Works administers the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). See separate listing for more information.

Provides case management on a long-term basis, up to one year or longer and as needed, to assist the family in overcoming the circumstances that brought them into an “at risk” position with homelessness, financial instability, less-than-living-wage employment, lack of education, substance abuse, mental health instability, physical health instability, legal issues, need for counseling, domestic violence issues, lack of child care, lack of transportation, and lack of basic household items, food, clothing and personal items to sustain appropriate health.

Services provided include:

- Education.

- Career Counseling.

- Job Training.

- Placement Assistance.

- Supportive Services.

The Dislocated Worker program assists displaced homemakers and those who have lost their jobs due to plant closure or reduction in workforce with retraining in an occupational area of greater stability.

This site is considered an affiliate one-stop for the American Job Center in local workforce area 26.

Offers assistance to veterans and their families through advocacy, referrals, and access to a wide range of veteran-related resources. Services include support with military records searches, disability issues, veterans' rights, benefits for veterans and their dependents, education and training benefits, and employment-related services such as job counseling, resume preparation, interview training, job matching, and referrals.

Additional resources may include information on financial aid for education and training, and connections to community services such as transportation, child care, personal and financial counseling, and health care.

Provides an array of employment opportunities, job training and counseling, and related career services to central Illinois residents. Goodwill provides programs that develop those skills, job search assistance, and personal improvement. Services (available both in person and online) include

• Resume writing and cover letters.
• Interview skills.
• Filling out employment applications.
• Communication skills.
• Career development and advancement.
• Computer skills and training.
• Skills to Succeed Academy - 42 hour interactive online course that teaches skills for finding and keeping a job.

Provides support to teens an young adults through high school graduation through post secondary training or education. 

Provides a comprehensive job center that offers support to assist individuals in becoming successfully employed, including employment workshops, computerized job search tools, and assistive technology for people with visual, hearing, or physical disabilities. The office administers unemployment compensation for those who have lost their jobs and manages workers' compensation programs. These programs provide income replacement, medical expense coverage, and vocational rehabilitation for employees who have suffered work-related injuries or occupational diseases.

Provides job search and placement assistance to individuals with low-income or skill deficiencies.

Services include:

-- Interviewing and resume writing assistance

-- Access to computers, WiFi, and database to research employers

-- Financial assistance for obtaining new skills or certifications

-- Career counseling